Track 1 patent filing

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What are the pros & cons of filing a patent application under Track 1?

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Steven weinrieb
Patent Attorney

One of the first pros, of course, is expedited examination.
One of the cons is that it is relatively expensive - I believe that the fee is $4800 for a large entity and $2400 for a small entity, and this fee is in addition to the regular filing fees. I believe that you also have to be among the first 10,000 to request Track 1 within a given year - I would assume that is the fiscal year, although it may be the calendar year - once the requested number of Track 1 applications has reached 10,000, the program is effectively terminated for that year.

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